The L.A. City Council officially approved its partnership with Metro on Friday to help fund the downtown Los Angeles bikeshare program slated to begin in 2016. Here’s the news release from Councilmember Jose Huizar, whose district includes DTLA: Council Approves Bringing More than 1,000 Bikeshare Bikes to DTLA Pilot in DTLA will [continue reading]
Photos: Dave Sotero and Raul Pedroza, Metro Construction crews are now putting the finishing touches on Metro’s very first “Bike Hub,” a place at El Monte Station where transit patrons can safely park their bikes before catching a bus. The Bike Hub is scheduled to open Monday, September 14. The 1,100+ [continue reading]
As August winds down, L.A. County bicycle groups are ramping up new bike safety classes that are free to the public. This weekend, classes are scheduled for a host of cities, including Santa Monica, Culver City, Claremont, Reseda and East L.A., among others. Check out list below and schedule [continue reading]
Now that last weekend’s heat wave is over, it’s time to schedule that bike safety class you’ve been wanting to take all summer. Here are our latest offerings of free safety classes for [continue reading]
Metro’s new bikeshare vendor, Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. and its partner B-Cycle on Thursday provided its very first bike and docking station demonstration in the Arts District in downtown Los [continue reading]
Today, CicLAvia released details for all the cool activities taking place at the next CicLAvia — Culver City Meets Venice on Sunday, August 9. Notably for Metro, the agency plans to roll out the red carpet by demonstrating its new bike share vendor equipment at the Downtown Culver City Hub. [continue reading]
Bikeshare is coming to downtown Los Angeles in 2016 with nearly 1,100 bikes at 65 stations. And you’ll be able to check out a demonstration kiosk — complete with bikes [continue reading]
Here is our continuing weekly series listing upcoming Metro-funded bicycle safety classes. The first weekend of August will include 14 free classes to choose from in places like Santa Monica, Pasadena, Claremont and North Hills, among others. Check out Metro’s project page for specific info on each class here. Saturday, [continue reading]
This weekend is a relatively light one for bicycle safety classes around L.A. County. So, if you’re not attending the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony on Saturday, a great alternative is to learn how to bicycle safely on L.A. streets! These Metro-funded classes are mostly the second half of the Traffic [continue reading]
This coming weekend is a big one for Metro’s bicycle safety training classes in L.A. County. Free classes will be held throughout the region, from Downtown L.A. to Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley to the Westside to help more Angelinos bicycle safely on local streets. Sign up now! Classes [continue reading]
